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May Bank Holiday

The Surgery will be closed on Monday 6th May 2019 and Monday 27th May 2019. Please see our homepage to find out further information on alternative treatment or in case of an emergency.

Staff Training

Please note:

The Surgery closes one Wednesday afternoon a month for Staff training. Please see our ‘When we are closed’ page to find out more or ask Reception if you require further information, thank you in advance for your co-operation.

In Times of Bereavement

In the unfortunate event that a person has passed away, there are three things that must be done in the first few days;Get a medical certificate from your GP or hospital doctor (this is necessary to register the death)Register the death within 5 days (8 days in Scotland). You will then receive the necessary documents for the funeral.Make the necessary funeral arrangements.Register the deathIf the death has been reported to the coroner (or Procurator Fiscal in Scotland) they must give permission before registering the death.

You can register the death if you are a relative, a witness to the death, a hospital administrator or the person making the arrangements with the funeral directors.You can use the ‘Register a Death’ page on the gov.uk website that will guide you through the process. This will also explain the registration process for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Arrange the funeralThe funeral can usually only take place after the death is registered. Most people use a funeral director, though you can arrange a funeral yourself.

Funeral directorsChoose a funeral director who’s a member of one of the following:

These organisations have codes of practice – they must give you a price list when asked.Some local councils run their own funeral services, for example for non-religious burials. The British Humanist Association can also help with non-religious funerals.

Arranging the funeral yourselfContact the Cemeteries and Crematorium Department of your local council to arrange a funeral yourself.

Funeral costsFuneral costs can include:funeral director feesthings the funeral director pays for on your behalf (called ‘disbursements’ or ‘third-party costs’), for example, crematorium or cemetery fees, or a newspaper announcement about the deathlocal authority burial or cremation feesFuneral directors may list all these costs in their quotes.